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Airborne 07.08.15: New TSA Boss, E-Fan, EAA/ANN's AirVenture Innovation Preview!

Also: Bob Baker’s JN-4D, LightSquared Absurdity, Wagstaff's Appeal, Playboy Model's Aero-Selfie, Drone Market, Piper's M600, EAA’s 'Give Flight' Project

As the Transportation Security Administration continues to struggle with a number of issues, it’s hoped that new management at the top will lead to improvement. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson welcomed Peter Neffenger Monday as the sixth administrator of the TSA in a ceremony held at TSA headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. The electric powered Solar Impulse 2 was recently in the news for its flight from Japan to Hawaii,

Aero-TV: Affordable 6-Cylinder Motivation – Will The 125HP D-Motor Power Future

Something Of An Underdog, The 6-Cylinder D-Motor Might Upset The Apple Cart

While at Sun ‘n Fun 2015, ANN news editor, Tom Patton, stopped by Sport Pylon Air Races and talked with Doc Bailey about their new six-cylinder D- Motor. The six-cylinder D-Motor is being marketed for experimental and light sport aircraft and is brand new in their engine lineup. Bailey says this is the first one in the United States, although it has been undergoing testing in Germany for a couple of years. He says it provides 125 horsepower and only weighs 178 pounds. He points out that this weight is everything except the

Airborne 07.07.15: Stratus ADS-B Update, Top Gun Returns, Yuneec's New 4K UAV

Also: Jet Racing, Aero-Calendar, FAI Confirms Borschberg Record, Progress Reaches Orbit, Third Runway For Heathrow, EAA Tony Bingelis Award, Sporty’s Catalog Update

Appareo, ForeFlight and Sporty’s have introduced a new family of Stratus ADS-B receivers. The new Stratus 1S and Stratus 2S models offer improved performance, including better ADS-B reception, enhanced thermal capabilities, and a next generation power connector. It also offers a suite of security options, including the ability to hide the device’s WiFi network and add a password. It was inevitable, we suppose, that Hollywood